Ricky Januarie warrant for arrest

A warrant was on Friday authorised for the arrest of Springbok rugby scrumhalf
Enrico Januarie, charged with drunken driving.
He again failed to appear in the Bellville Magistrate's Court for his
trial on the alleged offence.

Januarie, better known as "Ricky", was to have gone on trial before
Magistrate Helma Smit on Friday — a sequel to an early-hour motor collision in
Durbanville in September 2008.
At Friday's proceedings, defence attorney Frikkie Erasmus told the court
Januarie was absent "due to rugby contractual obligations overseas".

Erasmus said he had negotiated with prosecutor Tracy Lewis for the case
to be postponed to 5 February, and for the arrest warrant to be held over until
then.

The warrant would only be executed — and Januarie brought to court under
arrest — if he again failed to appear at the next hearing, Erasmus said.

The first arrest warrant was authorised in October last year, but was not
executed because Januarie appeared in court of his own volition on his return
from overseas.

According to the court record, Januarie also failed to appear in court
last July — but with the court's permission — while on tour with the Springboks
during the Tri-Nations tournament.